[mikeweil]

To complete my Cal Tjader 1950's collection, I need just three more items:

1) Fantasy EP 4029:
Vido Musso Sextet: Don Dennis (trumpet) Vido Musso (tenor saxophone) Cal Tjader (vibraphone) Gil Barrios (piano) Jack Weeks (bass) Bob White (drums)
Los Angeles, California, January 6, 1952
Cuttin' The Nut
Come Back To Sorrento
Grunions A-Running

2) Fantasy 540
A 45 rpm single of Cal Tjader: As I Love You b/w I've Waited So Long
The first of these two tracks has never been released elsewhere; the second was on LP and CD.

3) some rare 4 Star singles of Nick Esposito:
Claude Gilroy (tenor saxophone) Billy „Buddy“ Munsinger (piano) Nick Esposito (guitar) Vernon Alley (bass) Joe Dodge (drums) Cal Tjader (bongos) Dottie Grey (vocals)
San Francisco, May 1949
Empty Ballroom Blues Part 1 - 4 Star 1294
Empty Ballroom Blues Part 2 - 4 Star 1294
Spring Fever - 4 Star 1350
Fine And Dandy - 4 Star 1350

I'd be grateful if somebody had any of these in any format.
PM or e-mail me. Thanks a lot.

This post has been edited by mikeweil: 29 September 2008 - 09:30 AM

[Bright Moments]

hey mike - did you ever find these?

:)

[mikeweil]

So far I only found a Fantasy 7" 45 rpm of Vido Musso with two of the three titles from the session.

[Big Beat Steve]

I have a couple of 78s by Nick Esposito. Maybe some of the ones you are looking for are among them. Definitely not for sale, though, but maybe there is a way they can be copied onto CD-R.

[mikeweil]

Please have a look to see whether one of the titles above is among them! Thanks!

[mikeweil]

Update - I now have the Vido Musso single and EP issues and one of the esposito 78s, so all I still need is:

Quote

Fantasy 540
A 45 rpm single of Cal Tjader: As I Love You b/w I've Waited So Long
The first of these two tracks has never been released elsewhere; the second was on LP and CD.

- one rare 4 Star single of Nick Esposito:
Claude Gilroy (tenor saxophone) Billy „Buddy“ Munsinger (piano) Nick Esposito (guitar) Vernon Alley (bass) Joe Dodge (drums) Cal Tjader (bongos) Dottie Grey (vocals)
San Francisco, May 1949

Spring Fever - 4 Star 1350
Fine And Dandy - 4 Star 1350

Still extremely thankful for any hint!

[mikeweil]

BTW - I had the Esposito 78 with both parts of Empty Ballroom Blues transferred to digital, and it turns out there are no bongos audible! Just a jam on that Ellington tune, nothing spectacular.